After all, Zhou Jingmo was the son-in-law that Gu Shaolian had been trying so hard to get. Gu Yanning didn't know how they talked about it in detail, but the transfer of shares and real estate was completed quickly, and their marriage was also put on the agenda.

For this reason, Gu Shaolian even called her specifically and said, "Mr. Zhou cares deeply about you. He won't feel at ease until the dowry and betrothal gifts are in your hands."

The benefits of the marriage between the two families to him are too great, so he doesn't care about the gains and losses. It doesn't hurt to give Gu Yanning a little sweetness.

He warned her: "No flower lasts forever. While he still has feelings for you, get pregnant as soon as possible and give birth to the Zhou family's eldest grandson. This is the most important thing."

Gu Yanning was standing in front of the table mixing honey water. Her cell phone was casually placed on the table, with the call on speakerphone. Gu Shaolian's voice could be heard clearly throughout the living room.

She looked up when she heard that. Zhou Jingmo was sitting on the sofa not far away. She slowly turned her head and looked at him.

After a few seconds of silence, Gu Shaolian's voice came from the other end of the phone: "Are you listening, Yan Ning?"

"Yes." Gu Yanning turned off the hands-free mode, picked up the phone and walked to the other side to answer it.

Two minutes later, she came back, picked up the honey water on the table and walked towards the sofa.

"Drink it, it's a hangover cure."

Zhou Jingmodou defeated those illegitimate children, joined the group, and had a lot of social engagements.

Every time he got drunk, Gu Yanning would wait for him at home, make him a cup of honey water, massage his head, and only go to rest after he felt better.

She is indeed a very qualified candidate for a wife. If it weren't for Ye Sirou, perhaps they could really live happily together.

Zhou Jingmo took the cup of water and his fingers accidentally touched hers. In that brief moment, her body temperature was a little low.

The air conditioner was on in the room, and Gu Yanning was only wearing a thin nightgown.

He used his other hand to hook up the shawl that had fallen off her shoulders, very politely without touching any of her skin.

"Go to bed early and don't take care of me," he said.

Gu Yanning raised her eyes and looked at him with a sad look.

Zhou Jingmo looked away, avoiding eye contact with her.

Gu Yanning seemed to realize her own gaffe. She curled her lips and forced a smile, "Okay."

She got up and walked upstairs to the bedroom. Her small, thin figure standing on the stairs looked lonely.

She grabbed the handrail and turned around. "Don't worry about what my father said. I took your money and will do my part. Whether it's the child, Ye Sirou, the Zhou family, or the Gu family, I will handle it well."

She went upstairs, and the bedroom door closed so quietly that Zhou Jingmo had the illusion that she had not left and was still guarding him.

Just like every night he was drunk these days.

He took out his phone, deleted and typed, and sent a message to Ye Sirou: [I really deserve to die. Gu Yanning loves me so much. I am so sorry for her.]

Ye Sirou called back, her tone sarcastic and unbending, "Why, you've fallen in love with her too?"

"I told you, if you make your fake play with her real, I will never forgive you in my life."

"If you really feel sorry for her, just give her more money. That way, when you divorce her in two years, she won't be sold out by that black-hearted father again."

Zhou Jingmo thought it made a lot of sense. Once his father's illegitimate children had completely stopped making trouble and his stepmother had settled down, his cooperation with Gu Yanning would expire.

At that time, he would marry Ye Sirou.

The more I think about it, the more I feel that Gu Yanning is so pitiful. She was used as a shield by him, and her sincere heart received no response at all.

So Zhou Jingmo, feeling full of guilt, transferred five million to Gu Yanning.

Then, amid Ye Sirou's sarcasm and threats on the phone, he gradually fell asleep while drunk.

As soon as Gu Yanning opened the door upstairs, she was pulled in by a hot hand.

The man pressed her against the wall, turned the doorknob and gently closed the door.

While they were taking a breath during the deep kiss, he smiled against her forehead: "Zhou Jingmo is drunk? You are willing to come so early today?"

"Be gentle," Gu Yanning twisted his strong arm, "Don't leave any marks. I have to try on wedding dresses tomorrow."

Chen Ke carried her to the bed and hummed softly, but his movements became increasingly gentle and delicate.

"Am I obedient?" he asked while holding her face in his hands, sweating profusely.

Gu Yanning raised her hand and grabbed his arm, which was covered in sweat. "Good dog."

……

As the wedding date was approaching, Gu Yanning was busy arranging various wedding matters and did not let Zhou Jingmo worry about anything.

Zhou Jingmo's father and his stepmother Han Fen also returned to China and lived under the same roof. Gu Yanning was like a lubricant, regulating the relationship between them, so that at least on the surface it seemed harmonious.

Sometimes when Zhou Jingmo saw Gu Yanning pouring tea for Han Fen with a smile on her face and defending him in front of her father, he couldn't help but think that if Ye Sirou had that temper, she would probably make the situation very ugly.

The better Gu Yanning was and the more thoughtfully she played the role of Mrs. Zhou, the harder it was for him to ignore the admiration and heartbreak that she couldn't hide when she looked at him.

Zhou Jingmo felt guilty and could only transfer money again and again to find inner peace.

The more he turned, the more affectionate Gu Yanning's eyes looked at him.

Fortunately, they moved out to live alone after their marriage, and finally they didn't have to put on a show all day long. He couldn't stand Gu Yanning's gaze, so he began to avoid meeting her, and even didn't go back on the wedding night.

The abandoned bride lay on the balcony of their new villa. Summer was approaching and there was a hint of heat in the air.

The courtyard door with the wedding character pasted on it was opened, and the dim lanterns vaguely illuminated the face of the person coming out.

He stood in the middle of the courtyard, looking up at her.

Somehow, Gu Yanning suddenly remembered that one day last year, at Gu's house, Chen Ke climbed over the wall to find her, and she was lying on the balcony watching him like this.

At that time, Bai Ling and Gu Shaolian controlled her life. She couldn't breathe, and only Chen Ke could make her forget all the suffocation for a short time.

She casually took a rose from the vase next to her. The thorns on the stem had been trimmed clean. It was so beautiful, but it would soon wither.

Chen Ke was still standing in the yard, staring blankly at her.

He is crying.

Gu Yanning knew.

She threw the flower at him with great accuracy, landing right on his head. Chen Ke caught it and held it in his hand.

The phone in his pocket buzzed, and he picked it up. Gu Yanning was upstairs, also holding the phone. He looked at him and said, "Chen Ke."

"If you had money, lots of money, would you still love me like this?"

Will you be like Gu Shaolian, who, now that he has money, treats his former swans as wild birds and looks down on them?

Are you like Zhou Jingmo, who believes that money can buy out all sincerity?

"I won't."

Chen Ke said, "As long as you still have such concerns, I will never have money."

"I am willing to remain a pauper forever."

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